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Wisconsin at Iowa

Dec 12, 2020 • Completed

Season 2020RegularWeek 15

Away

Wisconsin

Big Ten

Final Score

7 - 28

WI

Home

Iowa

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Iowa338
Wisconsin225

Passing Yards

Iowa211
Wisconsin169

Rushing Yards

Iowa127
Wisconsin56

Turnovers

Iowa1
Wisconsin2

Game Conditions

Temperature32°F
Wind14 mph N

Humidity

89%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Spencer Petras

Iowa

YDS: 211

Rushing

Tyler Goodson

Iowa

YDS: 106

Receiving

Ihmir Smith-Marsette

Iowa

YDS: 140

Tackles

Chauncey Golston

Iowa

TOT: 9

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Iowa25:49
Wisconsin34:11

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Iowa pulls away from Wisconsin 28-7

Standard

Iowa defeated Wisconsin 28-7 in Week 15 of the 2020 regular slate, finishing with a 338-225 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Iowa set the terms early in a game that finished 28-7. Keith Duncan 30 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 12, 'minutes': 7} left in the first quarter, giving Iowa the first major swing.

Iowa's box score carried the story: 338 total yards, 127 rushing yards, and 211 passing yards. Wisconsin finished with 225 total yards, including 56 on the ground and 169 through the air.

Iowa converted 3-14 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-2, Iowa led 6-0 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Tyler Goodson run for 80 yds for a TD (Keith Duncan KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Keith Duncan 30 yd FG GOOD (Iowa led 3-0 over Wisconsin).

  • Field Goal Good

    Keith Duncan 45 yd FG GOOD (Iowa led 6-0 over Wisconsin).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Spencer Petras pass complete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette for 19 yds for a TD (Spencer Petras pass for Two-Point Conversion) (Iowa led 14-0 over Wisconsin).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Spencer Petras pass complete to Brandon Smith for 3 yds for a TD (Iowa led 12-0 over Wisconsin).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Nakia Watson run for 1 yd for a TD (Collin Larsh KICK) (Wisconsin led 7-14 over Iowa).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Spencer Petras pass complete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette for 53 yds for a TD (Keith Duncan KICK) (Iowa led 21-7 over Wisconsin).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    28-7

    Iowa defeated Wisconsin.

  • Total yards

    338-225

    Iowa held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    127

    Iowa averaged 4 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    211

    Iowa averaged 8.4 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    3-14

    Iowa's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-18

    Wisconsin's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticIowaWisconsin
Total Yards338225
Passing Yards211169
Rushing Yards12756
First Downs1311
Third Down Efficiency3-144-18
Fourth Down Efficiency0-11-4
Total Penalties (Yards)6-505-40
Turnovers12
Completions / Attempts14-2520-38
Rushing Attempts3233
Passing TDs20
Rushing TDs11
Kicking Points81
Possession Time25:4934:11
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2020)